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Direct linkHutchinson, Jane; Clegg, Judy – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2011
In the UK there is much concern about the educational progress of children from areas of significant social disadvantage entering primary school with impoverished language skills. These children are not routinely referred to speech and language therapy services and therefore education practitioners in schools deliver intervention to facilitate…
Descriptors: Evidence, Intervention, Young Children, Program Effectiveness
Sternberg, Robert J. – Educational Psychologist, 2004
This article describes two projects based on Robert J. Sternberg's theory of successful intelligence and designed to provide theory-based testing for university admissions. The first, Rainbow Project, provided a supplementary test of analytical, practical, and creative skills to augment the SAT in predicting college performance. The Rainbow…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Ethnic Groups, Testing, Predictive Validity
Bushweller, Kevin – American School Board Journal, 1998
A program dubbed AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) has spread to nearly 600 schools across the country. Its primary mission is to help average achievers do well enough in high school to be accepted into college. A 1994 study found that 94 percent of AVID graduates enrolled in 2-year or 4-year colleges. Sidebars recount the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, High School Students, High Schools
Peer reviewedWhimbey, Arthur – Educational Leadership, 1985
Research suggests that special tests of reasoning ability are superfluous. Reading comprehension and algebra scores on common aptitude and achievement tests are highly correlated with scores on several reasoning tests. Furthermore, three programs in reasoning skills have been shown to improve reading comprehension scores in various settings. (MCG)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests
Minke, Kathleen M., Ed.; Bear, George C., Ed. – 2000
This book discusses the prevention of problems and the promotion of success for school children today. Chapters include: (1) "Preventing Aggression and Violence" (George G. Bear, Carolyn Webster-Stratton, Michael J. Furlong, and Sabrina Rhee); (2) "Promoting Social and Emotional Competence in Children" (Joseph E. Zins, Maurice J. Elias, Mark T.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Aggression, Children
Canadian Commission of Employment and Immigration, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1983
This collection of articles on vocational guidance and counseling is one of the NATCON series produced by the Canadian Employment and Immigration Commission to improve the methodology of vocational guidance and employment counseling. Ten articles are included in the book. They cover the following subjects: a processing of counseling psychology for…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Career Development
PDF pending restorationCentral Intermediate Unit 10, Pleasant Gap, PA. – 1995
This document includes a report on Project Tune-Up, which was conducted to update Project Prepare, a program to help Pennsylvania adult learners prepare for business school entrance examinations, the PSB [Pennsylvania State Board]-Aptitude for Practical Nursing examination, and college placement examinations. The report describes how the Project…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students
